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Irwin Mitchell’s large team is ‘very committed’, and led by the ‘very capable and experienced’ Stuart Henderson. Alida Coates is ‘skilled and experienced’ in industrial disease cases; and Philip Edwards is ‘focused on getting the best outcomes for his clients’ and heads the serious injury team. The group recently secured a very substantial award in the High Court for a client who had suffered a major brain injury. The firm also has an excellent travel litigation team, led by Clive Garner.

Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP has a very well-respected team of specialist lawyers. Rankeshwar Batta heads the team, and is ‘very friendly, knowledgeable and easy to deal with’. The group is representing a client who suffered a catastrophic personal injury while using machinery during the course of his employment, and is also acting for a client who suffered permanent brain injury in a head-on collision.

The ‘very thorough’ Ian Shovlin heads the department at Higgs & Sons. The group is representing a client who was severely injured in a hit-and-run accident, and a cyclist who sustained a fractured skill when hit by a vehicle. Andy Shaw is ‘100% committed to his clients’, and associate Claire Burnell is ‘compassionate and very efficient’.

Lanyon Bowdler has particular expertise in acquired brain injury and amputation cases, and has considerable experience in accidents abroad. The ‘conscientious and meticulous’ Neil Lorimer recovered €1.3m in proceedings before the French courts, relating to a brain injury resulting from an accident in Croatia.

Russell Jones & Walker, part of Slater & Gordon Lawyers is experienced in advising on employers’ liability, mesothelioma and national group litigation cases. Richard Langton recently led in a battered baby claim, securing a £6.5m award for a brain-injured victim (now an adult) who requires 24-hour protective care. Clients include trade unions and membership organisations such as the Police Federation.

Known for its trade union client base, Thompsons Solicitors LLP is regularly involved in high-value and complex cases, and has particular expertise in asbestos-related employers’ liability cases. Dave Fisher is ‘very experienced’, and Peter Mulhern ‘very bright’. The firm successfully represented a client whose spinal cord was severed in a road traffic accident.

The ‘very careful and thorough’ Andrew Bowen heads the team at Challinors Solicitors. It handles matters ranging from low-value road traffic accidents to high-value employers’ liability and public liability claims. It is also experienced in industrial disease claims.

FBC Manby Bowdler LLP has an excellent reputation for handling claims for individuals with acquired brain injuries. Tim Gray heads the department, and the ‘extremely knowledgeable and caring’ Susan Todhunter is highly recommended.

Knights solicitors llp advises on a broad spectrum of cases, from brain and spinal injury claims to fatal accidents and industry injury/disease matters. Richard Harris and Andrew Davidson are recommended.

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